1:58 AM,
Mar. 2, 2014

Stratford's Alex Heiden works against Lancaster's Kyle Mezera in a 126-pound Division 3 state championship match at the Kohl Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014 in Madison, WI. Adam Wesley/Post-Crescent Media

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There was one shaky moment in the 195-pound championship match for Stratford senior Dondrick Tackes.

Late in the match he was put on his back in a cradle for a 3-point near fall by Nick Klein of Random Lake, cutting Tackes' lead in the match to one point. Tackes broke the move, got a reversal and proceeded to ride Klein out for a 6-3 victory to win the Division 3 title Saturday night at the Kohl Center.

"A state championship," Tackes said in almost disbelief. "I've got the gold medal around my neck and it's everything I've worked for my whole life in this sport." ...